Jim Lampley is a sportscaster, news anchor, movie producer, and former restaurant owner, best known for his boxing coverage with HBO.
Fast Facts:
- Born: April 8, 1949
- Covered more Olympics than any other sportscaster
- Earned 3 Emmy Awards with Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
- Portrayed himself in "Blades of Glory" and Rocky Balboa
- 1987: Hosted the 1st ever program on WFAN - the nation's 1st all-sports radio station
Jim Lampley Timeline
April 8, 1949: Born
1974: Hired by ABC to cover college football games.
1975: ABC football, baseball, Wide World of Sports and five Olympic Games
1985: Co-anchor for ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XIX
1987: First talk show host on WFAN, the nation's first all-sports radio station
1987: KCBS-TV Los Angeles sports news anchor
1987: HBO Sports Professional Boxing and Wimbledon coverage
1992: NBC Sports Winter Olympic coverage in Albertville, NFL on NBC
1992: Sam Taub Award for "Excellence in Broadcast Journalism"
1992: Late night anchor Barcelona Olympics
1993: NBC Sports's NFL play-by-play announcer, golf coverage
1996: Anchored late night Atlanta Olympic coverage
1998: Nagano Olympics and Goodwill Games for Turner Sports
2000: NBC Sports Sydney Olympic coverage
2002: Salt Lake City Olympic coverage
2004: Daytime anchor for NBC Sports and USA Network Athens Summer Olympic coverage
2006: Central correspondent for Torino Winter Olympics
2007: Arrested for domestic abuse against fiancée Candice Sanders
